Pini Dunner
ARTICLES BY: Pini Dunner
Shavout: The Shadow of Mount Sinai Over Our Heads
The renowned American writer and humorist Mark Twain, is purported to have said “Action speaks louder than words, but not nearly as often.” Or, as...
The Price of Fighting Is Unbearable, Even When the Stakes Are So Petty
Wallace Stanley Sayre (1905–1972) was an esteemed American political scientist, who left an indelible mark as a distinguished professor at Columbia University. He was also...
A Torah Lesson: Plan Financially for the Future, But Don’t Forget to Enjoy the Present
Last month, a CNBC article revealed a new TikTok trend -- popular TikTokers are urging their young followers to spend as much money as possible,...
Many Religious People Are Not Altruistic; the Torah Asks Us to Do Better
There is a widely held view that people of faith are kinder and more altruistic than non-believers. Let’s face it, we all think that religious...
A Stunning Reminder of the Holiness of the Torah
This week, I had an extraordinary experience -- and it was all the more extraordinary because it was so unexpected. I planned to be in...
If We Accept Lies and Half-Truths, Society Will Not Function
Benjamin Franklin declared that “half the truth is often a great lie.” Mark Twain put it slightly differently: “A half-truth is the most cowardly of...
Judaism Strikes a Balance Between Conformity and Anarchy
Sir Winston Churchill, the master of pithy political one-liners, once told the House of Commons: “The truth is that an anarchist would not be able...
Why Our Thoughts Can Change Reality
In a 2014 interview for the Huffington Post, the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks said something incredibly profound: “Our thoughts have power,” he told the...
The Limits of Acting in ‘Good Faith’
This week marked 20 years since the start of the Iraq War, a conflict that continues to haunt the world. The war, which was launched...
What Made Moses Great
One of the most cataclysmic periods in modern history was the French Revolution, which started in the late 1780s and continued until the mid-1790s. What...
Shabbat Is the Gift That Keeps Giving
Oscar Wilde is purported to have said that “to love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” I had always thought this was a...
Every Person Has the Capacity to Change a Life
It’s early March in Los Angeles, and Oscars excitement is well-and-truly upon us. Particularly after last year’s “slap” debacle between Will Smith and Chris Rock,...
Shabbat Is Not a Day of Rest; It’s a Gift for Personal Growth
Each one of us, at some point in our lives -- and perhaps it is rather more often than we care to admit -- will...
We Must Always ‘Remember’ the Transformative Power of Shabbat
Earlier this week, I flew to London for a very special reunion. The genesis of this event began in 1998, when I was approached by...
